http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca random thoughts, expression, ideas and activism Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:13:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What better to break my blog-silence, than to announce a fantastic project I have been working on for the past few months. The Visa Signature Luxury Hotel Collection! More correctly, I've been developing the website and web infrastructure for Kiwi Collection, which powers visasignaturehotels.com and soon to power our corporate ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2010/03/visa-signature-hotels-powered-by-kiwi-collection It's always nice to see a project you're working on go live.  I've had the pleasure of seeing through several high profile projects go up over the years.  Upgrading Nintendo.com (NOA 2.5, back in the days the Wii was the Revolution), rebuilding and relaunching DirecTV.com, rebranding ActiveState.com, merging 3 gold ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/skate-graphics-creator-is-live 26 Ways To Know Your Software Development Project Is Doomed A couple that hit close to home: When you see the project budget, you realize that over half of it was spent on a Web designer to create a Photoshop mock-up of the home page—with no regard to whether that design is ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/is-your-project-doomed There are countless examples of successful websites (Flickr, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, etc), successful devices (iPod, iPhone) and successful cars (Smart, Prius, Porshe). What is it about those success stories that makes them stand out from the pack?  Is it superior performance or technology?  Is it timing or cost?  Is it something ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/emotion About 8 years ago I purchased the Creative DTT2500 Speaker Set.  It's served me well.  It continues to serve me well.  However, the amplifier is starting to short out.  The 5 speakers + subwoofer are doing just fine. Now, I've been scouring the net for a while now trying to find ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/creative-dtt2500-amplifier-repair Sometimes it makes sense to go new, other times it makes sense to reinvent the old. This happens all the time in software.  Sure, I could refactor this, but I could also just rebuild it all together.  Hmm...  It's also generally easier for a designer to dramatically alter design, making it ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/build-new-or-build-better It ought not be of suprise to any of you, but it's now as good as official, Google Chrome will allow Extensions. This is good news for those looking to switch from Firefox to Chrome full-time.  I know I have already switched.  Looking forward to the day I get my Delicious ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/google-chome-extensions-coming-soon It wasn't long ago I believed I had missed an opportunity to catch an upswing in the market. Good thing I missed it, because this past week would have all but erased any short term gains. Which leads one to ask, do you stick long term in the market, ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/global-stocks-tumble-some-more Seth is offering an opportunity of a lifetime for a select few.  Does this apply to you? I know a quite a few people who would jump at this opportunity. I know I would love to, but it comes down to timing, opportunity cost and I think mostly reality. ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/would-you-like-to-be-remarkable I like the new dashboard UI recently released from Google Analytics.  Specifically the ability to 'star' a website and then filter by those that are stared. Another notable update is adding some trend data to the initial dashboard.  Telling my increase or decrease in traffic for the past 30 days.  Nice ... http://blog.chadlindstrom.ca/archives/2008/12/google-analytics-updates